Ashley Fletcher had already scored his goals by the time Rashford was sent on by Warren Joyce in the 68th minute. A few days later Rashford was playing for the Under-18s in front of a few scouts and parents at Newcastle’s academy. He scored, but United lost 3-2.

Under normal circumstances, Fletcher has had what you would regard as a good season for a young United striker. He had a bright enough start for the Under-21s to earn a loan move to Barnsley in January.

There, he has played regularly and chipped in with a few goals – two of them at Wembley as Barnsley have won the Football League Trophy and promotion to the Championship via the play-offs.

Marcus Rashford started the season with the Under-18s and Under-21s.

He is 20, two years older than Rashford. In theory, he started the season ahead of his friend in the pecking order of strikers that, after the close of the transfer window, ran: Wayne Rooney, Anthony Martial, James Wilson, Fletcher, Rashford.

Not any more.

It took Fletcher to move to Barnsley, Wilson to go to Brighton, Will Keane to pick up a groin injury after returning from Preston and Martial to suffer an injury in the warm-up for Rashford to make his first-team debut against FC Midtjylland in February.

Ashley Fletcher has been a success at Barnsley.

He has barely missed a game, or a chance, since.

He has scored in the Europa League, Premier League and the FA Cup. Against Arsenal at Old Trafford and against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.